Now that the 25-man roster has been finalized and the regular season is under way, let’s take a look at the opening day 40-man roster and payroll…
40-Man Roster and Payroll (notes on the roster can be found below the table)…

Notes on the 40-man roster projection

Ages are as of today.

There are currently 39 players on the 40-man roster.

If needed, both Chad Bradford and Fernando Perez could be moved to the 60-day DL to open up a spot on the 40-man roster.

The opening day payroll now projects to be $63.3 million, but we also need to include Rocco Baldelli’s buyout ($4 million). While not technically part of the payroll, it is a cost that cannot be ignored. That brings the projected payroll up to $67.3 million.

For the sake of space I had to pull that from this list, but I will try to find a way to get it back on. In the meantime, you can find that under "control" on the Trade Value Index over in the sidebar.